April 2008 Blog Posts (8)

Truly Inimitable ...

Nicholas Brothers

Amazing Feet: The Nicholas…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on April 29, 2008 at 3:00am — 3 Comments

I stand in the open window

with my face to the sea

contemplating the similarities

between his breath

the wind, and... me.

Throwing my head back gently

upon my thoughts

while hugging the sun's rays

leaning upon his caring shoulder

dizzy..'dizzy' in want's haze.

Feeling the mist of the wave's foam

as it twinkles softly

against my cheeks

while contemplating how I…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on April 16, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

The Isley Brothers On The Clay Cole Show...1959

For the past few days i have been listening to The Isley Brothers, not the 1970's on up Isley Brothers, but the late 50's early 60's Isley Brothers and of course after doing all that listening, i had to look around on Youtube and see what i could find...

The feature video on this blog is them singing Stagger Lee on The Clay Cole Show in 1959, but… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on April 11, 2008 at 1:21pm — 13 Comments

Smokey and Claudette Robinson

From the 1980 Album Warm Thoughts...Smokey and Claudette Robinson singing Wine, Women, and… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on April 11, 2008 at 6:35am — 10 Comments

Glance Into The Past

Have you ever gone for a walk in the evening

In the cool of a twilight blue

And thoughts of the past came floating back

Like they so often do.

You thought of the good and bad things

That had happened in your life to you

The times you laughed, the times you cried

As though your heart was breaking into.

You remember the days of your childhood

And fairy tales that seemed… Continue

Added by gmack on April 9, 2008 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

I promised Solemannking I would dance with him. Since he don't know Jack about oldschool, I thought these would update his babyface, haaaa, lol. Lets get to stepping Solebrother. THE SLOP (_X_)...(_X…

I promised Solemannking I would dance with him. Since he don't know Jack about oldschool, I thought these would update his babyface, haaaa, lol. Lets get to stepping Solebrother. THE SLOP (_X_)...(_X_)..., N TURN...

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Added by JACK-OF-HEARTS (AKA WIN) on April 8, 2008 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

50 ROCKS!

Out of the past was fifty years ago for me on 3/21. I was visiting my Auntie Johanna's page and she shared this email. Sure enough, it expressed my sentiments exactly as I head into the Future. So I shall share them with you here.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.

I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy… Continue

Added by JACK-OF-HEARTS (AKA WIN) on April 6, 2008 at 12:27am — 2 Comments

You Go To My Head

And you linger like a haunting refrain

And I find you spinning round in my brain

Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne.

You go to my head

Like a sip of sparkling burgundy brew

And I find the very mention of you

Like the kicker in a julep or two.

The thrill of the…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on April 1, 2008 at 10:00pm — 1 Comment

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